orangetubeglue Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 what an awesome build! nice details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcar32 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 jeepers peepers this is amazing and so many questions , like battery terminals , where do you get those ,, and all that little detail stuff , wow unreal build Anne "all that detail stuff" is from a pile of Evergreen sheet styrene, stretched plastic sprue, and an assortment of old kit parts. The only aftermarket item is the radiator cap and some of the wires. It's fun to scratch build stuff. Get a picture of the detail you need and get creative ! Thanks and have fun..........JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehansen Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Wow, excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Nice work on this one! Was the Lincoln 430 really an option on the '59 Ford? I know it was available (though relatively rare) on the Thunderbird, but have never seen any documentation that it was a factory option in the Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcar32 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Nice work on this one! Was the Lincoln 430 really an option on the '59 Ford? I know it was available (though relatively rare) on the Thunderbird, but have never seen any documentation that it was a factory option in the Ford. I have a Consumer Guide / Collectible Automobile Quarterly from the 80's with a feature article on the '57, '58, '59 Fords that mentions the 430 as an "unadvertised" option. Admitidly I'm a little sceptical also, I've read a lot of automotive references in my 60 years and this was a new one on me. I suppose during Detroits official racing boycott going on some "skunkworks" versions may have been available. The chassis would have accepted a MEL series motor, the similar Edsel used the MEL engine family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thanks Jon, I'll have to see if I have that Collectible Auto. Interesting if true. The '58 Edsel Citation and Corsair were built on the Merc chassis and body shell and were the only Edsels to use the MEL engine. '59 Edsels used the FE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Beautiful work!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsheehy Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Holy Thing of Beauty. Great job, among the best. But, the Resin caster is Tom Coolidge, not Hoover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 very impressive work jon!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Awesome model. I'm blown away by the underside detail and the clean paint and foil work. Just outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Truly outstanding, inspiring, beautiful, over-the-top fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcar32 Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Holy Thing of Beauty. Great job, among the best. But, the Resin caster is Tom Coolidge, not Hoover. I stand corrected, sorry Tom ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.A.K Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifterdon Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Very Impressive build. You really captured the look of a great old Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Jon, great build! Very clean, great choice in colors, great detail, awesome chrome. Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrknowetall Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 WOW! Just remarkable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunke Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 WOW!!! Absolutely beautiful work! Super clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 ONE OF THE COOLEST CARS I'VE SEEN-OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 KILLER build !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Stunner ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 That is crazy cool. Stellar work Jon, very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelkam Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Very nice build very clean beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) That is gorgeous! How did you cut open the resin doors without cracking the body? That to me would seem all but impossible. As to the 430...if it wasn't an "unadvertised" option as CA says, and they usually have pretty decent research, I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being a "dealer installed option" in more than a few instances! Charlie Larkin Edited March 19, 2013 by charlie8575 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Very nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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